"While many may welcome Gervais' return, not everyone is happy with the decision because last year his blunt one-liners...caused anger and resentment in some quarters," the HFPA says.

Nevertheless, "After the show Gervais dismissed the possibility of coming back for a third time, but he gradually warmed to the idea." Apparently a Paris meeting with the president of the HFPA helped, because he "said recently that the idea of going back behind the podium 'is very tempting.'"

For his part, Gervais tweeted Wednesday afternoon, "Just told Billy Crystal he'd better not use any of my holocaust or pedophile material at The Oscars. He agreed (true)."

Everyone hold onto your seatbelts. Hopefully Hollywood will be prepared now, instead of the shocked wide eyed reactions we observed last time. Or Angelina’s evil eyed wicked witch of the west imitation. Possibly we will see more reactions such as Robert Downey Jr.’s brilliant smile and elegant quip in response to humor directed at them, proving once again that it is really 93% how one reacts to something. Ricky’s ratings are high for a reason…….we love to be shocked in a humorous way. And no one does it quite like Ricky.

The NBC Office is a great show thanks to its ensemble cast. Seeing Ricky on Stewart and elsewhere (that moronic travel show) told me that he could never be as funny as he thinks he is. Grim up, dude. Let the audience do the laughing, not YOU.

The ONLY way I will ever watch this kind of show is if Ricky is the emcee. Occasionally I've scanned thru but never really watched until last year, when looking for something to watch on TV I ran across Ricky and became immediately interested....He was great.
Too bad some of these prima-dona's have such thin skins. If they want us to watch their self-aggrandizement then they had better get used to what the public wants.

Ok I won't comment on whether I like Ricky Gervais as a host, but I did want to mention that some of you posting your comments should seriously use a dictionary once in a while. Look up the word your & you're there IS a difference.....

sorry about all your posts. know they were read and appreciated. at least you can be auressd they are backlogged in my memory (such as it is) and while drifting aimlessly out in cyberspace now, they made an impact on us and our way forward. keep up the good work. its too bad it disappeared, but your posted messages and writings did good while they' was here, how perfect an example of a life well lived is that!

You're so right! There is no place for someone who thinks they are being funny but who, in effect, ends up insulting others. That's like using race, religion, or a person's orientation in jokes and thinking that is funny stuff to work with. It isn't! It is highly offensive! He needs to seriously be given The BOOT!!

Last time he hosted when introducing presenters he said something along the lines of "One actor has been is an award winning actor who has been in many classic movies and is respected around the world – Tom Hanks, the other is Tim Allen" lol, that was awesome. I like Ricky, I think he is pretty funny

These award presentations are no place for people like that who cannot keep their mouth closed and act civilly and who feel they have to act and talk the way they do simply because they are the host, especially since some people took offense last time according to this news item. People should never be made to feel uncomfortable during such a presentation and there should be strict rules of decorum! The show is much better without him and HFPA executives should not even be considering having him back as that would seriously undermine the integrity of the awards presentation in light of past occurrences.

GREAT! Nice to see they didn't back down after his last stint! Of course the network knows they'll probably hit a rating bonanza, but the fact that Ricky takes no prisoners and pushes that envelope is great. If the "stars" in Hollywood can't take a joke or learn to laugh at themselves, then shame on them. I can make the best of MY bad situations and I don't make 15 million per movie.....

Welcome back to America, Ricky. We have been feverishly working on new material for you. In fact, the Rep candidates have been serving up new material every week! We won't mind a few Trump kicks in the a-ss, but don't waste your time on him too much. (He's not really a self-made millionaire, but he's surely a self-written joke!)

I have to say I love it when Ricky Gervais hosts the Golden Globes. He says what every normal person in America is thinking. I think it is even funnier when Celebs get upset about it. Way to go NBC/Golden Globes!

I love that Ricky tells it like it is, steps on toes and is completely irreverent to an outwardly pompous, inwardly insecure demographic (the acting community), but class? No. Interest in watching? Mmmmm, probably not. Best of luck.

Am I the only one who didn't think he was all that funny? I don't even care about his celeb insults which, sadly, weren't that funny. He's just plain boring. Now Billy Crystal... that man is the best host I've ever seen. Probably tied with Johnny Carson.

I like Gervais, but the Golden Globes is just one big snob-fest that I can't watch. I can put up with music award shows a little better for some reason. It's not that I don't value acting as a craft; it's just that the Golden Globes come across as just another piece of haves versus have-nots theater.